47 CFR § 90.461 - Direct and remote control of transmitters.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s90.461"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 90.461 - Direct and remote control of transmitters."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "90.461"
section_name: "Direct and remote control of transmitters."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "90"
part_name: "PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), 332(c)(7), 1401-1473"
regulatory_source: "43 FR 54791, Nov. 22, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "90"
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# 90.461 Direct and remote control of transmitters.
(a) *In general.* Radio transmitters may be operated and controlled directly (as when the operating position for the transmitter and the transmitter being operated are at the same location), or remotely (as when the transmitter being operated and the position from which it is being operated are at different locations).
(b)-(c) [Reserved]
[43 FR 54791, Nov. 22, 1978, as amended at 44 FR 67124, Nov. 23, 1979; 60 FR 50123, Sept. 28, 1995; 90 FR 57711, Dec. 12, 2025]